Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Presbyterian
Population
400,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
90 (14%) muggy
Sunshine Hours
2,683 (64%)
Days Without Precipitation
255 (68%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
1,250
Men / Women
40% / 60%
From State
47%
From Region
29%
Athletes
39.2%
Racial/Ethnic
Black
42%
White
38%
Hispanic
4%
Mixed
4%
International
2%
Native American
1%
Asian
1%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 44.4% 44.4%
2012 Men: 43.8% 43.8%
2013 Men: 44.8% 44.8%
2014 Men: 47.4% 47.4%
2015 Men: 43.9% 43.9%
2016 Men: 46.6% 46.6%
2017 Men: 42.8% 42.8%
2018 Men: 53.7% 53.7%
2019 Men: 57.6% 57.6%
2020 Men: 47.9% 47.9%
2021 Men: 39.2% 39.2%
2022 Men: 48.1% 48.1%
2023 Men: 47.0% 47.0%
2024 Men: 49.4% 49.4%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 1.5% 1.5%
2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2015 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2016 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Native: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 1.0% 1.0%
2011 Asian: 2.0% 2.0%
2012 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2015 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2016 Asian: 3.8% 3.8%
2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2018 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2019 Asian: 2.3% 2.3%
2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Asian: 2.4% 2.4%
2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2011 Black: 15.4% 15.4%
2012 Black: 22.2% 22.2%
2013 Black: 23.7% 23.7%
2014 Black: 30.1% 30.1%
2015 Black: 29.3% 29.3%
2016 Black: 34.6% 34.6%
2017 Black: 30.8% 30.8%
2018 Black: 20.7% 20.7%
2019 Black: 24.0% 24.0%
2020 Black: 39.3% 39.3%
2021 Black: 28.0% 28.0%
2022 Black: 32.3% 32.3%
2023 Black: 29.4% 29.4%
2024 Black: 24.3% 24.3%
2011 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2012 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6%
2013 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2014 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3%
2015 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2016 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2017 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2018 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2019 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2020 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2021 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2022 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5%
2023 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2024 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2011 White: 77.1% 77.1%
2012 White: 66.9% 66.9%
2013 White: 60.6% 60.6%
2014 White: 59.0% 59.0%
2015 White: 59.1% 59.1%
2016 White: 50.0% 50.0%
2017 White: 50.7% 50.7%
2018 White: 60.8% 60.8%
2019 White: 56.2% 56.2%
2020 White: 41.4% 41.4%
2021 White: 48.0% 48.0%
2022 White: 47.3% 47.3%
2023 White: 52.5% 52.5%
2024 White: 59.2% 59.2%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2014 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 3.2% 3.2%
2018 International: 0.9% 0.9%
2019 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 International: 2.5% 2.5%
2021 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2022 International: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 1.0% 1.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2022 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3%
2025 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2020 Asian: 8.3% 8.3%
2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9%
2022 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2025 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2020 Black: 26.9% 26.9%
2021 Black: 33.5% 33.5%
2022 Black: 35.4% 35.4%
2023 Black: 39.1% 39.1%
2024 Black: 41.2% 41.2%
2025 Black: 42.0% 42.0%
2020 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0%
2021 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2022 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0%
2023 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9%
2024 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6%
2025 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2%
2020 White: 47.8% 47.8%
2021 White: 47.6% 47.6%
2022 White: 44.5% 44.5%
2023 White: 42.2% 42.2%
2024 White: 39.2% 39.2%
2025 White: 38.4% 38.4%
2020 International: 1.7% 1.7%
2021 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 International: 1.3% 1.3%
2023 International: 1.5% 1.5%
2024 International: 1.4% 1.4%
2025 International: 2.2% 2.2%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Belhaven University
315
33% / 67%
2%
$56,662
48
94%
Computer Science
4 —
75% / 25%
25%
$79,042
85
—
Chemistry
6 +1
33% / 67%
0%
$60,331
57
—
Mathematics
3 +1
100% / 0%
0%
$65,131
68
—
Biology
10 —
10% / 90%
0%
$56,567
47
—
Exercise Science
19 —
37% / 63%
0%
$51,011
31
98%
Nursing
21 —
10% / 90%
0%
$88,062
91
100%
Accounting
11 +1
36% / 64%
0%
$67,075
71
100%
Business Administration
52 —
44% / 56%
2%
$72,221
78
92%
Health Administration
18 —
22% / 78%
0%
$60,763
58
86%
Hospitality Management
— —
—
—
$50,187
28
—
Logistics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Selling Skills and Sales Operations
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$64,619
67
—
Sports Management
23 +1
70% / 30%
0%
$51,011
31
98%
Applied Psychology
10 —
20% / 80%
0%
$50,337
29
100%
Biblical Studies
12 +1
58% / 42%
0%
$48,871
25
81%
Creative Writing
8 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$46,302
18
—
Digital Communication
— —
—
—
$49,266
26
—
Diversity Studies
3 —
0% / 100%
67%
$48,654
24
—
English
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$46,422
18
—
History
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$48,343
23
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
14 +1
29% / 71%
0%
$46,792
19
—
International Studies
— —
—
—
$57,944
51
—
Liberal Arts
— —
—
—
$49,288
26
—
Political Science
— —
—
—
$58,517
53
—
Psychology
22 —
14% / 86%
5%
$47,155
20
—
Public Relations
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$57,297
50
—
Social Sciences
3 —
0% / 100%
33%
$43,068
12
89%
Social Work
9 —
11% / 89%
0%
$39,260
7
100%
Education
— —
—
—
$57,787
51
—
Elementary Education
5 —
0% / 100%
0%
$58,934
54
94%
Dance
15 —
0% / 100%
0%
$35,988
5
91%
Fashion Merchandising
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
—
—
—
Film Studies
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$39,147
7
—
Graphic Design
10 +1
70% / 30%
0%
$44,836
15
—
Music
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$40,500
9
—
Music Pedagogy
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$40,378
8
—
Music Performance
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$40,483
8
—
Studio Art
6 +1
50% / 50%
0%
$39,302
7
—
Theater
6 —
0% / 100%
0%
$43,542
13
100%
Criminal Justice
7 —
43% / 57%
0%
$52,351
35
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$32,367
ROI Percentile
48th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
68%
4-Year Graduation Rate
38%
6-Year Graduation Rate
48%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3%
2012 Graduated: 48.8% 48.8%
2013 Graduated: 39.8% 39.8%
2014 Graduated: 50.2% 50.2%
2015 Graduated: 47.1% 47.1%
2016 Graduated: 36.3% 36.3%
2017 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3%
2018 Graduated: 47.0% 47.0%
2019 Graduated: 50.2% 50.2%
2020 Graduated: 46.7% 46.7%
2021 Graduated: 53.7% 53.7%
2022 Graduated: 45.6% 45.6%
2023 Graduated: 51.1% 51.1%
2024 Graduated: 48.5% 48.5%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 35.4% 35.4%
2012 Men: 49.6% 49.6%
2013 Men: 28.0% 28.0%
2014 Men: 40.9% 40.9%
2015 Men: 35.9% 35.9%
2016 Men: 24.1% 24.1%
2017 Men: 43.7% 43.7%
2018 Men: 34.0% 34.0%
2019 Men: 35.6% 35.6%
2020 Men: 36.7% 36.7%
2021 Men: 41.2% 41.2%
2022 Men: 32.4% 32.4%
2023 Men: 40.8% 40.8%
2024 Men: 33.3% 33.3%
2011 Women: 60.0% 60.0%
2012 Women: 48.1% 48.1%
2013 Women: 49.3% 49.3%
2014 Women: 56.2% 56.2%
2015 Women: 56.0% 56.0%
2016 Women: 46.8% 46.8%
2017 Women: 53.0% 53.0%
2018 Women: 58.1% 58.1%
2019 Women: 62.9% 62.9%
2020 Women: 56.2% 56.2%
2021 Women: 62.5% 62.5%
2022 Women: 57.6% 57.6%
2023 Women: 59.3% 59.3%
2024 Women: 66.3% 66.3%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 25.8% 25.8%
2012 Black: 34.5% 34.5%
2013 Black: 33.3% 33.3%
2014 Black: 36.1% 36.1%
2015 Black: 32.8% 32.8%
2016 Black: 12.3% 12.3%
2017 Black: 27.9% 27.9%
2018 Black: 37.8% 37.8%
2019 Black: 32.7% 32.7%
2020 Black: 31.2% 31.2%
2021 Black: 44.9% 44.9%
2022 Black: 32.9% 32.9%
2023 Black: 41.5% 41.5%
2024 Black: 26.0% 26.0%
2011 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7%
2012 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2013 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2015 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5%
2016 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2017 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2018 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2019 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8%
2020 Hispanic: 64.7% 64.7%
2021 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2022 Hispanic: 35.3% 35.3%
2023 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7%
2024 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2011 White: 54.2% 54.2%
2012 White: 53.6% 53.6%
2013 White: 45.9% 45.9%
2014 White: 61.0% 61.0%
2015 White: 54.5% 54.5%
2016 White: 48.7% 48.7%
2017 White: 58.9% 58.9%
2018 White: 52.3% 52.3%
2019 White: 56.6% 56.6%
2020 White: 63.6% 63.6%
2021 White: 58.5% 58.5%
2022 White: 54.2% 54.2%
2023 White: 60.3% 60.3%
2024 White: 57.4% 57.4%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Business & Economics
34.0%
107
47% / 53%
1%
$64,996
67
93%
Humanities & Social Sciences
27.9%
88
22% / 78%
5%
$47,301
20
92%
Arts
14.3%
45
29% / 71%
0%
$40,103
8
94%
Health Sciences
12.7%
40
22% / 78%
0%
$70,463
76
99%
Life & Natural Sciences
3.2%
10
10% / 90%
0%
$56,567
47
—
Physical Sciences & Math
2.9%
9
56% / 44%
0%
$61,931
61
—
Professional
2.2%
7
43% / 57%
0%
$52,351
35
—
Education
1.6%
5
0% / 100%
0%
$58,934
54
94%
Computer Science
1.3%
4
75% / 25%
25%
$79,042
85
—
Research
⇅
Education
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Business & Economics
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Agriculture & Food Science
—
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—
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—
—
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Computer Science
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Engineering
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Health Sciences
—
—
—
—
—
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Humanities & Social Sciences
—
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Life & Natural Sciences
—
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—
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Physical Sciences & Math
—
—
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Total
—
—
—
—
24
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Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24.
Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024,
which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the
source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
64%
Yield (Unbound)
18%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
64%
64%
64%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 48.0% 48.0%
2012 Acceptance: 46.0% 46.0%
2013 Acceptance: 48.4% 48.4%
2014 Acceptance: 71.7% 71.7%
2015 Acceptance: 50.8% 50.8%
2016 Acceptance: 42.6% 42.6%
2017 Acceptance: 59.1% 59.1%
2018 Acceptance: 51.6% 51.6%
2019 Acceptance: 49.4% 49.4%
2020 Acceptance: 49.5% 49.5%
2021 Acceptance: 64.0% 64.0%
2022 Acceptance: 42.6% 42.6%
2023 Acceptance: 53.2% 53.2%
2024 Acceptance: 49.8% 49.8%
2011 Yield: 34.4% 34.4%
2012 Yield: 38.2% 38.2%
2013 Yield: 25.5% 25.5%
2014 Yield: 20.0% 20.0%
2015 Yield: 18.4% 18.4%
2016 Yield: 23.5% 23.5%
2017 Yield: 17.7% 17.7%
2018 Yield: 22.4% 22.4%
2019 Yield: 23.6% 23.6%
2020 Yield: 24.1% 24.1%
2021 Yield: 18.5% 18.5%
2022 Yield: 23.8% 23.8%
2023 Yield: 21.9% 21.9%
2024 Yield: 18.5% 18.5%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 1,556 1,556
2012 Applicants: 1,598 1,598
2013 Applicants: 2,280 2,280
2014 Applicants: 2,264 2,264
2015 Applicants: 3,053 3,053
2016 Applicants: 2,474 2,474
2017 Applicants: 2,324 2,324
2018 Applicants: 1,961 1,961
2019 Applicants: 1,698 1,698
2020 Applicants: 2,380 2,380
2021 Applicants: 1,787 1,787
2022 Applicants: 2,589 2,589
2023 Applicants: 2,156 2,156
2024 Applicants: 2,637 2,637
2011 Admitted: 747 747
2012 Admitted: 735 735
2013 Admitted: 1,104 1,104
2014 Admitted: 1,623 1,623
2015 Admitted: 1,551 1,551
2016 Admitted: 1,053 1,053
2017 Admitted: 1,374 1,374
2018 Admitted: 1,012 1,012
2019 Admitted: 839 839
2020 Admitted: 1,179 1,179
2021 Admitted: 1,144 1,144
2022 Admitted: 1,103 1,103
2023 Admitted: 1,148 1,148
2024 Admitted: 1,312 1,312
2011 Enrolled: 257 257
2012 Enrolled: 281 281
2013 Enrolled: 281 281
2014 Enrolled: 325 325
2015 Enrolled: 285 285
2016 Enrolled: 247 247
2017 Enrolled: 243 243
2018 Enrolled: 227 227
2019 Enrolled: 198 198
2020 Enrolled: 284 284
2021 Enrolled: 212 212
2022 Enrolled: 262 262
2023 Enrolled: 251 251
2024 Enrolled: 243 243
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
83%
SAT Range
1010
–
1290
SAT Math Range
520
–
630
SAT RW Range
490
–
660
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 885 885
2012 25th: 910 910
2013 25th: 902 902
2020 25th: 995 995
2021 25th: 980 980
2022 25th: 980 980
2024 25th: 1010 1010
2011 75th: 1165 1165
2012 75th: 1150 1150
2013 75th: 1180 1180
2020 75th: 1135 1135
2021 75th: 1260 1260
2022 75th: 1200 1200
2024 75th: 1298 1298
SAT Math
450
500
550
600
650
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 460 460
2012 25th: 470 470
2013 25th: 450 450
2020 25th: 485 485
2021 25th: 490 490
2022 25th: 495 495
2024 25th: 520 520
2011 75th: 575 575
2012 75th: 560 560
2013 75th: 560 560
2020 75th: 540 540
2021 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 560 560
2024 75th: 630 630
SAT Reading & Writing
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 425 425
2012 25th: 440 440
2013 25th: 452 452
2020 25th: 510 510
2021 25th: 490 490
2022 25th: 485 485
2024 25th: 490 490
2011 75th: 590 590
2012 75th: 590 590
2013 75th: 620 620
2020 75th: 595 595
2021 75th: 660 660
2022 75th: 640 640
2024 75th: 668 668
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2012 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0%
2013 Submitted: 76.0% 76.0%
2020 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0%
2021 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0%
2022 Submitted: 82.0% 82.0%
2023 Submitted: 46.0% 46.0%
2024 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
